No 3D in OpenGL, but works in vectorial engine - Archicad 21

[mmbrajohan]

Hi fellow archicadians!

When I hit F5 or go to a 3D window, my screen shows only a blank white background in archicad. I can see the mouse, but not a selection box. I can select the 3D drawn items, but it doesn't show up green on screen.

This is only in the openGL settings. I have tried messing around with all the settings, reinstalled archicad, updated graphics drivers, etc.

When I switch to the vectorial engine, everything shows.

Any ideas?

I am running:
windows 10
i5 2300
8GB Ram
ATI RX 580

Kind regards,
Johan

[Anonymous]

Hi ,
I also have the same issue...
following...

[Emil Meijer]

How long ago did the problem occur?
Did you try rolling back the Graphics Driver to an older version? Sometimes new drivers brings more disadvantages than benefits.

Recommended Video Cards & Drivers for AC21

[Daniel Kovacs]

Hi,

Yeah, graphics card drivers can cause such issues (but the RX580 should be just fine otherwise). Maybe you have wrong camera settings?

Please check the following:

• Does this project do the same on other machines as well?
• Does this happen in every project on this machine, even new ones from the stock template?
• Does it work fine on ARCHICAD 21?

If it is just this project, then please send it to me in a PLA format in a Private message so that I can check it out. If it is not, then we will need to dig deeper.

Thanks,

[Anonymous]

Hello!

Same issue here.
In Archicad20 and Archicad21 only blank 3D screen appear in OpenGL rendering engine. I can select the elements "blind", the info bar showing it, but I cant see anything. If i switch to vector rendering all will be fine.
Operating system: Windows 10 64bit - 1809
Tested VGA cards: AMD RX570 4GB and AMD Vega56
Tested and not working AMD drivers:
Adrenalin 2019 Edition 18.12.2
Adrenalin 2019 Edition 18.12.3
Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.1.1
Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.1.2
Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.2.1

Last working AMD driver: Adrenalin Edition 18.12.1.

In Archicad 22 all driver versions works fine.

Thanks,
Imre

[Daniel Kovacs]

Hello Imre,

I just want to clarify that I got it right:

So you tested AC20-AC22 with different AMD drivers, and AC22 works with every driver, but older ARCHICAD versions will not work with new drivers, only "Adrenalin Edition 18.12.1"?

In AC22 we implemented a new version of OpenGL (3.2), but in previous version we were using OpenGL 2.0. Maybe the new drivers are in conflict with OpenGL 2.0?

Regards,

[Anonymous]

Hello!

Yes, you are right.

Thanks,
Imre

[Anonymous]

Hello!

I also have the same issue.

[0scar]

Dear all,
Has a solution be found to this problem yet?
Is it most likely a driver issue?
It seems that I have the same problem albeit in reverse basically. OpenGL works just fine but when I switch over to the vectorial engine the 3D window (perspective+axo) freezes and I can't do anything.
This is not ideal as I want to use the marquee tool to incorporate shadows into a 2D plan.
I am on AC22 6001 EDU

Any hint in the right direction is greatly appreciated.

[Laszlo Nagy]

0scar,

So, I supposed your issue is actually resolved, as you mention in this other thread?

https://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=67312